Grate



Feb. 9 1926. 1,572,308

w. A. OWEN GRATE Filed May 22, 1925 Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM ARNOLD OWEN, OF SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA.

GRATE.

Application filed May 22, 1925. Serial No. 32,177.

1 all whom it may coacewt:

Be itknown that I, lVrLLrAM A. OWEN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Salisbury, in the county of Rowan and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Grate, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to grates, and more particularly to grates used in open fireplaces, the primary object of the invention being to provide a self-dumping grate.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be readily and easily removed from its position within the grate frame, so that the fireplace may be converted from a coal burning fireplace to a wood burning fireplace wherein andirons may be used.

A further objectof the invention is to provide a pivoted grate which when released will auton'iatically dump the contents thereof.

llith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it. being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed. without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a grate constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 8-3 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the frame of the grate includes side bars 5 to which the supporting pins 6 are secured, the supporting pins extending inwardly from the side bars, as clearly shown by Fig ure 1 of the drawing.

The grate is of a novel construction and includes a plurality of angle bars 7 that are arranged in spaced relation with each other and held in such spaced relation by means of the lower bar 8 and upper bar 9.

These angle bars are constructed to provide horizontal sections 10 and vertical sections 11, the forward surfaces of he end angle bars being cut away to provide depending fingers 12 that lie in spaced relation with the vertical sections 11 ofthe angle bars of which they form a part so that the fingers 12 may be positioned over the that are adapted to restrict movement of the latch men'ibers to insure the latch mem bers being held in proper positions to engage over the bar 9, as illustrated by Figure 2 of the drawing. From the foregoing it will be obvious that when coals are positioned on the horizontal sections 10 of the handle bars, a downward pressure will be exerted on the grate to the end that it is only necessary to move the latch members to disengage the bar 9 when itis desired to dump the grate, it being obvious that the weight of the coals on the horizontal sections 10 will over-balance the grate causing it to dump its contents.

Should it bedesired to remove the grate to clean the fireplace or to sul'istitute and irons for the coal grate, it is only necessary to operate the latch members to cause them to release the grate body portion, whereupon the grate will swing to dotted lines as shown by Figure 2 of the drawing, to the end that it may be readily lifted from the pins 6.

A dumping grate including a frame, in wardly extended pins secured to the frame, a grate body portion including an inwardlv extended supporting surface, fingers forn'iing a part of the grate body, said fingers being arranged in spaced relation with the grate body to permit the fingers to be 'msitioned over the pins, and pivoted latch .nzembers carried by the frame and adapted to engage over the upper edge of the grate body to normally hold the grate body in its active position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature.

WILLIAM ARNOLD OWEN. 

